Snow threatened to abandon both the Merseyside and Manchester derbies on Sunday, which sent shivers of worry to football fans up and down the country.
But for those players not involved, the weather presented them with a chance to regress to their childhood and enjoy the wintry conditions.
West Ham marksman Andy spent the afternoon building a snowman, complete with a flat cap and claret and blue scarf, with his son Arlo.
Carroll's fiancee, Billi Mucklow, posted the photo on Instagram with the caption: 'Daddy cool!